EU Ports Strategy does not go far enough: WindEurope

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As Brussels lays out an ambitious vision for ports as Europe’s energy hubs, the wind industry is warning that without dedicated public finance, the infrastructure bottlenecks threatening the offshore wind build-out will not be solved.

In other words, billions more public money has to be invested if the continent is to meet its objectives of installing at least 73GW by 2030 from its current 39GW.

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